Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Spring 2010 Youth Competitive Team Tryouts

Baseball Spring 2010 Competitive Team Tryouts – 10U/11U/12U/13U/14U

For all tryouts please arrive 30 minutes early for sign-in and to warm-up.

All prospects should dress in baseball attire and bring your glove and bat. Tryouts will commence on time as indicated below. You should start throwing the baseball now. Don’t wait until the week of tryouts to start throwing the baseball. Your arm will be tested at various ranges during the tryouts. You don’t want to jeopardize an injury for failure to prepare now and cost your chance at a spot on the team.

All team rosters are open. If you played on a NOAH competitive team last year, you must tryout again this year.

The tryouts will last approximately 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Depending on the number of prospects, it could be longer.

Tryout Location: NOAH Practice Fields located at 83rd and S. 129th East Ave. (between 81st and 91st) at the New Creations Church. There are no restroom facilities at the practice fields. The nearest facility is at the QuikTrip at the corner of 81st and Garnett. Please take care of business prior to tryout.

Roster: Each team will be limited to 10 or 11 players. Please note that if we have enough players to form odd age teams like an 11 yr old and/or 13 yr old team, we will form teams accordingly. For the evaluation purposes, we are combining ages.  Players must be homeschool.  Private school players that were on a NOAH roster as of 9/1/09 will be grandfathered into the NOAH baseball program.

Fees: Expect to pay anywhere from $200-300 plus $100-120 uniform cost.

2010 League:  All competitive teams will play at Indian Springs (131st and 145th east ave.)  There are 14-16 regular season games plus 3-5 weekend tournaments. Please note, there will be occasional tournament games played on Sunday at varying times during the day.

Tryout Dates:
14U Team - Oct. 10th - 10:00 a.m.-Noon
Ages 13 or 14 and under as of 4/30/2010
12U Team - Oct. 24th - Noon- 2:00
Ages 11 or 12 and under as of 4/30/2010
10U Team - Oct 24th - 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Ages 9 or 10 and under as of 4/30/2010


All prospects must pre-register by emailing your name, birthdate and team trying out for to baseball@noahjags.org. You will also need to download the NOAH Liability Release Tryout Form  by going to the main website and click on forms at http:///www.noahjags.org  and bring to the tryouts.

FAQs

Will there be another tryout date if I can’t make these dates? Maybe but not guaranteed, we are looking to field a competitive team. Therefore, if after the evaluations there are not 10-11 players with above average skill, we could have another tryout date in November or December.

What if my son is not selected for the competitive team? Depending on his skill level, he could be placed on an “alternate” list in case there’s a spot that becomes available before the season starts. NOAH encourages all players to keep working on their skills and to play on the developmental team or tryout out for another competitive team. Life is full of failures and successes, just because they don’t make the NOAH team, inspire them to continue honing their skills. There will be developmental teams available for 12 and younger players. Developmental team signups will be January 2010. Last year, we had enough interest to form a 14U developmental team. Our first priority is field a competitive team. If there’s enough interest we will do whatever possible to have developmental teams.  Tentatively, developmental teams will play at Indian Springs this spring.

Who will coach the teams? I am in the process of evaluating and selecting a head coach for each team. I desire to have a head coach in place before the tryouts but due to the tryout process and number of teams involved, that determination may not take place until the tryouts or thereafter. The evaluators for the tryouts will be coaching candidates as well as members of the high school coaching staff.

Competitive Team Coaches
If you want to be considered as a head coach candidate, please submit your application to me ASAP and note team applying for. Of course it will depend on if your son earns a spot on the team.

God Bless,
Darron Replogle
NOAH Baseball AD
baseball@noahjags.org

Reminder - Jaguar Baseball Clinic - Saturday Sept. 26th

Clinic Registration Form

The 2009 Jaguar Fundamental Baseball Clinic will be this Saturday, Sept. 26th from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the NOAH practice fields located on 129th east avenue between 81st and 91st.  Be there 20-30 minutes early.

There is still room available if you failed to pre-register.  If your schedule permits and you still want to attend, please email baseball@noahjags.org

The cost for the clinic is $10 to cover your t-shirt and hot dogs.  Today is the last day to get the t-shirts ordered.  There will be t-shirts available at the clinic but we can not guarantee your size will be available.

The clinic is designed for ages 5-14 with an emphasis on fundamentals in fielding, throwing, batting, base-running and pitching. We will have hotdogs and refreshments after the clinic and maybe a slowpitch softball game with the moms and dads. So bring your gloves, bats and lawn chairs and enjoy a day at the ball yard!


Now's the time to dust of your glove and brush up on fundamentals to get ready for the upcoming season.

Darron Replogle
Baseball AD

Thursday, September 17, 2009

2010 High School Baseball Tryouts - Oct 10th

Tulsa NOAH Jaguars will be conducting open tryouts for their high school program on October 10, 2009 at 1 p.m. Current and new players will need to tryout.



NOAH is a homeschool organization with the specific objective of providing athletic and educational services to the homeschooling community. These services are provided to promote a positive Christian atmosphere for all who participate. Our desire is to maintain a high standard of character, competition, and safety for all our participants.

NOAH welcomes ALL homeschool students who wish to participate in our baseball program. Private school players who have played with NOAH prior to 9/1/09 will be grandfathered into the NOAH program. However, as members of HWSA (Homeschool World Series Association), private school players are not allowed to play in the HWSA Championships in Florida.


Tryout Location: NOAH Practice Fields located at 83rd and S. 129th East Ave. (between 81st and 91st) at the New Creations Church. There are no restroom facilities at the practice fields. The nearest facility is at the QuikTrip at the corner of 81st and Garnett. Please take care of business prior to tryout.


Roster: Varsity and Junior Varsity teams will be limited to 12 to 14 players per team.


Fees: Fees will be determined once rosters are set and the schedule is finalized. Expect to pay anywhere from $300-400 on player fees plus ~$175 uniform cost for returning players and ~$300 for new players. Players on the HWSA roster will be required to pay a $25 registration fee directly to HWSA that covers a T-shirt, souvenir program and family admission pass.


2010 Schedule: Varsity will play 25-30 and JV will play 20-25 games against local private and public school teams as well as 2-3 tournaments. NOAH plays their home games at LaFortune Park. Practices will begin in December. Season starts first week of March and concludes with the HWSA Championships in Auburndale, Florida on April 26-May 1st, 2010. The schedule is in the process of being completed.


If you have any questions, please contact Coach Ray Blake at blakefam@peoplepc.com or 527-9530 OR contact Fred Sabatini at fred@cwntx.com or 607-7554.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Fall Baseball Clinic - September 26th

Clinic Registration Form

The Jaguar Fall Baseball Clinic will be held on Saturday, Sept. 26th, from 1:00-3:30 p.m. at the NOAH practice fields (83rd and 129th East Ave). The clinic is designed for ages 5-14 with an emphasis on fundamentals in fielding, throwing, batting, base-running and pitching. We plan to have hotdogs and refreshments after the clinic and maybe a slowpitch softball game with the moms and dads. So bring your gloves, bats and lawn chairs and enjoy a day at the ball yard!

Please pre-register by Friday, 9/18. Click on the Clinic Registration Form at the top.



Wednesday, September 2, 2009

NOAH Football Half-time Recognition - Sept 4th

The baseball program will be recognized at the NOAH football home opener this Friday, September 4th. The football Jags will play Tulsa Rogers at 7:30 p.m.

NOAH's home field is located at the Broken Arrow South Intermediate on 101st just east of Elm Street.

All 2009 baseball players and coaches will be admitted free if they wear a game jersey and/or cap. Just tell the gate attendee you play baseball for NOAH.

Right before halftime, meet at the end of the field by the locker room. The PA guy will announce the baseball program and you can walk on the field in front of the home crowd to be recognized. The volleyball and soccer programs will also be recognized.